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capable

 
 
/ˈkeɪpəbl/ adjective

Translation

able to do things effectively and achieve results
yeterli, güçlü, muktedir
She's a very capable young woman.2147
capable of sth/doing sth having the ability or qualities to be able to do something
bir şeye, şeyi yapmaya muktedir ve gücü olan, yeterli olan
He's capable of doing much better than this. She was capable of great cruelty. → Opposite incapable2147
(Definition of capable adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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